Watch here: Listen here: Welcome back to the podcast. Today we share 8 tips in response to a question that we were tagged on @ Twitter: As always we also discuss wins and books. Links: Mentioned books: And last but not least thanks for all your feedback 😍🙏 You can reach out to us through our Slack or… Continue reading 8 tips for succeeding in the software industry
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Blaise Pabon on his developer journey, open source and why Python is great
By PyBites Team on 13 March 2023
Listen here: Or watch here: Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a very special guest: Blaise Pabon. We talk about his background in software development, how he started with Python and his journey with us in PDM. We also pick his brains about why Python is such a great language, the importance of… Continue reading Blaise Pabon on his developer journey, open source and why Python is great
From Excel to Python and succeeding as a Developer by building your portfolio
By PyBites Team on 9 February 2023
Listen here: Or watch here: Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have an inspirational chat with Juanjo: – How he started his programming journey and what passionates him about this craft. – How he fell in love with Python. – How he overcame tutorial paralysis. – How PDM helped him improve his skills and… Continue reading From Excel to Python and succeeding as a Developer by building your portfolio
Goal setting tips
By PyBites Team on 8 January 2023
Listen here: Or watch here: Happy New Year and welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week Julian and Bob talk about setting goals for this year 2023:– How to set your goals this year.– When and where you begin to setting your goals– How to set realistic goals that are achievable and sustainable.– How… Continue reading Goal setting tips
Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship
By PyBites Team on 15 November 2022
Listen here: This week we talk with Yujian, software developer and entrepreneur. We dive into: – His background. – Why he uses Python and the switch from Java. – His core Python focus these days + cool side projects he’s maintaining. – How entrepreneurship is fundamentally different from software engineering. – His viral post on certificates vs the reality of looking things up… Continue reading Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship
Focus on what you can control
By PyBites Team on 3 November 2022
Listen here: Welcome back to our Pybites podcast. This week we talk about the relatively stressful times we live in and hence the need to focus on what YOU can control. We center our discussion around 5 tips: 1. Setting boundaries. 2. At work ask for personal development time to skill up. 3. Ask for more… Continue reading Focus on what you can control
From teacher to software developer
By PyBites Team on 28 October 2022
Listen here: In this episode we talk with none other than Sean Tibor from the Teaching Python podcast. Did you know he recently made an important career switch from teacher to developer? You’ll hear his inspiring story on how he’s grown as a developer, what helped him get there (for example his teaching experience), mindset… Continue reading From teacher to software developer
The role of luck
By PyBites Team on 27 October 2022
Listen here: Today we talk about luck and how it relates to career success. It annoys the heck out of us when people say about successful people “oh they were just lucky”. Sure luck has a role, but often it’s the consistent hard work (discipline) that put those people into the position to become lucky. So we… Continue reading The role of luck
Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter
By PyBites Team on 10 October 2022
Listen now: This week we have Russell Helmstedter (@rhelmstedter) on the show to talk about a book about learning that will blow your mind: Learn Better We talk through the six facets of learning the book discusses: Value Target Develop Extend Relate Rethink … and link them back to Pybites, specifically our platform. Expect a lot of… Continue reading Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter
Practical Django with Antonio Melé
By PyBites Team on 29 September 2022
Listen here: This week we have Antonio Melé on the show, CTO & co-founder at Nucoro and author of Django 4 by Example. We talk about: – His day to day at Nucoro. – Why he chose Django as a web framework and how he uses it at the company. – What inspired him to write a… Continue reading Practical Django with Antonio Melé